Provost Search Update

January 31, 2017

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students,

After meeting with members of the search committee and giving careful consideration to evaluations from our faculty, staff and students, I have decided not to offer the position of provost to either of our current candidates. While both finalists are excellent individuals with strong, relevant experience, I believe we are faced with a unique set of challenges and opportunities that demand we select an exceptional leader with a clear and compelling vision for our university and its academic programs and initiatives. We intend to reopen the search in late summer and interview final candidates on campus in the fall.

I am pleased to announce that Interim Provost Bob Dullea has graciously agreed to continue in the role until such time as a new provost has been appointed. Bob is doing an outstanding job and I very much look forward to continuing to work with him in his interim capacity.

Thank you for participating in the process over the past couple of weeks. Your involvement is extremely important as we seek the next academic leader of our university. A special thank you to members of the Provost Search Committee (listed below), chaired by Maria Bullon-Fernandez and Tim Leary. Their efforts throughout the fall quarter to oversee all aspects of the search process was extraordinary.

Please know I greatly appreciate your involvement in and support of the search for our next provost. I look forward to sharing more information with you about the search process as details become available.

Sincerely,

Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J.President

Provost Search Committee

Maria Bullon-Fernandez, Co-Chair, Chair and Professor, College of Arts and SciencesTim Leary, Co-Chair, Executive Vice PresidentAlicia Bissonnette, Graduate Student, GSC RepresentativeAnita Crawford-Willis, AlumnaMarilyn Crone, Vice President for Enrollment ManagementHolly Slay Ferraro, Associate Professor, Albers School of Business and EconomicsDaisy Garcia, Lecturer, College of NursingLeticia Guardiola-Saenz, Assistant Professor, School of Theology and Ministry Trish Henley, Associate Dean, School of New and Continuing StudiesKatherine Koppelman, Associate Professor, College of Arts and SciencesJoseph Langenhan, Associate Professor, College of Science and EngineeringMargit McGuire, Director and Professor, College of EducationSharon Millien, Administrative Assistant, College of Arts and SciencesThomas Murphy, S.J., Associate Professor, College of Arts and SciencesMichael Quinn, Dean, College of Science and EngineeringJohn Strait, Associate Professor, School of LawAlvin Sturdivant, Associate Vice President Student DevelopmentDan Washburn, Associate Dean, Matteo Ricci CollegeBraden Wild, Undergraduate Student, SGSU RepresentativeJason Wirth, Professor, College of Arts and SciencesAdministrative Support: Anne Moran, Office of the Executive Vice President